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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1904
Page
7
The Topeka State Journal reports on early season weather including a tornado arrival in Kansas and notes on political figures and events. It mentions Senator Burton, Arthur Capper tweets, and local issues, with commentary on the state house damage and various national topics reflected in Kansas coverage.
Fragmented Topeka item notes council plans for fire hydrants, an electoral race with possible candidates, and civic commentary. It mentions Schumann-Heink performances, Willing Green for councilman, and references to commerce and Chinese trade topics from an early 20th century style report.
A collection of aphoristic lines on marriage divorce and behavior. Bits of counsel mock rash choices and foolhardy vanity revealing social judgments about wedding licenses waiting costs and personal conduct. The paragraph tone is sardonic and public opinion flavored.
A fragmentary reminiscence set shows a bachelor lamenting deception by women and a book agent observing street scenes. A husband notes his wife’s shopping trip while he stays home with the baby, and a college professor discusses handling large financial problems.
W Hberle one of Shawnet Grocery's proprietors plans retirement and may sell his interest for a profitable margin. He has not chosen a new business yet and expects a replacement to join the firm, with current partners not remaining in the same capacity.
Fred Gillett, former Fourth Ward city council candidate, has joined the George Lawrent estate firm in Kansas City. He retains an interest in the Topeka firm Gillett & Gillett, and his Kansas City move followed his absence during recent Republican primaries. He finished behind S. Ico.
The Spring River Power Company of Lowell Cherokee county filed for a charter in Topeka. Capital is $450,000. Incorporators are Samuel Brown, Janette Brown of Chicago, T. F. Garver, J. BR. Larimer and R. D. Garver. The company aims to furnish electrical power. Cotton markets soften after D J Sully & Co failure. McDougall says no wider panic, demand for spot cotton rising.
Kate Gilkey and James Spriggs, two North Tonka detainees, were discharged at their preliminary hearing today on charges of stealing three hose from a Union Pacific car. The ruling cited insufficient evidence beyond thief tracks and loot traces leading to Gilkey’s residence.
March dispatch reports Turkish battalions under Shakir Radha surrounding Albanian forces at Huba Tepe. Shakir Pasha seeks reinforcements as negotiations with Albanians proceed awaiting relief units.
An explosion leveled Sharp's hotel restaurant and several nearby buildings in Wheeling West Virginia. The body of William Lawton has been recovered from the debris and it is feared other guests perished.
Washington reports the house judiciary committees continued hearings on the anti-injunction bill. State Senator Matson opposed the bill while Hewitt argued against labor unions and accused them of intimidating workers. John Mitchell was praised by some as the country’s strongest labor leader, while others called his claim that a worker is always a workingman a grave untruth. Pittsburg officials outlined the bill’s benefits in addressing labor troubles, asserting that without this tool, manufacturers would face lawlessness during strikes.
H B Miller chairman of the Democratic city central committee was nominated by the Sixth ward Democrats to run for city council against Colonel J W P Huchey. Miller was the only candidate willing to have his name on the ticket amid a caucus vote seen as maintaining party structure rather than serious contest. In First ward Democrats nominated MG Penneicamp for the board of education, replacing M L Kelly who declined to serve.
A misprint corrected reveals Elliott Spencer, son of Sylvester Sincer, died Thursday at age 18 in Two miles west of Topeka on Sixth Street road. Funeral Sunday at Holton. Dr. P. T. Jermaine of Holton, recently recovered from appendicitis, died yesterday afternoon. Jermaine, a Stormont hospital physician, practiced in Holton and Jackson County. Glen Woody, 6 weeks, died morning. funeral from residence tomorrow at 9 o’clock, interment in Rochester cemetery. Funeral for 2 year old Glen Beal of Topeka Street, Topeka cemetery. Tariff tinkering blocked as Ways and Means votes against free lists for salt, coal, and agricultural implements.
A carpenter named Sims on the United Presbyterian church roof at Eighth street and Topeka avenue suffered a stroke morning. Fellow workers prevented a fall. an ambulance took him home to 404 Quincy street. A statement from C S Bussey of Oakland says the arrest charge against John Hussey in the US mail matter was dismissed. no trouble is indicated and the man may have worked hard.
A young girl collects Mary Queen of Scots material from magazines and other sources to form a single scrap book. Copying missing extracts, she creates a personal volume that demonstrates how knowing one subject well broadens understanding. The piece cautions choosing a narrow, worthwhile topic rather than a broad sweep.
Washington March 23 The president today sent to the senate the nomination of Horace Speed to be United States attorney for the territory of Oklahoma. Smoot Testimony Printed Washington March 29 The testimony in the Smoot case has been printed and bound in a volume of more than 700 pages. Plague at Pretoria Pretoria Transvaal March 23 The plague has appeared here with one death today. Local Mention General Wilder S Metcalf is in Bur Ungtoy today forming a Kansas National Guard company. Postmaster Guthrie mailed a consignment of mail boxes to Oklahoma City. Topeka post office distributing supplies for several counties. Hampshire Street Topeka bidders Hawkins and Haimsey submitted the only bids for brick work.
An era tone piece surveys young men and debutantes in fashionable social life. Debutantes justify ballroom and dinner partners as essential, while warning some women of overselectivity. The piece also notes Japan’s evolving sports culture with cycling and baseball clubs and Tokyo baseball prowess alongside Yokohama cricket matches.
An injured veteran recalls the Hall leading the fleet at Plymouth North Carolina. He describes fighting three forts and 2000 infantry, heavy shelling, and the ship’s near destruction after nineteen hits. The left arm was lost, and the crew suffered six killed and ten wounded.
A distorted report claims residents encounter aggressive displays by athletes and performers, describing them as correcting perceived wealth and failing to welcome foreigners. The piece emphasizes violent and insulting acts directed at visitors, portraying a hostile social climate.
A street car conversation mocks the idea of poles in geography and ends with a grocer's blunt view on "the commeshun" and education, followed by a chimney fire at 206 West Thirteenth Street where a burning chimney was extinguished with salt and caused no damage.
A March 2 wind storm in Christian County Kentucky caused extensive damage. Properties were unroofed and several people were left homeless. Two African American individuals were killed in the storm.
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